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Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2026 17:19:08 -0400
From: Ryan Chaffee (via carolinaleps Mailing List) <carolinaleps...>
Subject: 7/17-19 Leps

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Hi butterfliers!

I've been picking up butterflies in Wake, Brunswick, and Orange Counties
the past few days =E2=80=94 here is my full list!

*Wake County, 7/17 - Brookhaven Nature Park, Rocky Branch Trail, and
Bloomsbury Estates in Raleigh*. Nectar: Bottlebrush Buckeye, Lantana

- Cabbage White - 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail - 1
- Red-spotted Purple - 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper - 2
- Fiery Skipper - 11
- Dun Skipper <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/382348380> - 1 -
1st grass skipper I've seen in a few weeks besides Fiery & Sachem

*Brunswick County, 7/18 - Green Swamp Preserve*. Nectar: Le Conte's
Thistle, Grassleaf Barbara's-buttons

- Palamedes Swallowtail - 17
- Common Wood-Nymph - 25
- *Confused Cloudywing*
<https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/382843826> - 1

*Orange County, 7/19 - NC Botanical Garden*. Primary Nectar: Starry
Rosinweed, Sticky Rosinweed, Hollow Joe-pye Weed

- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail - 10
- Juniper Hairstreak <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/383085670=
>
- 1
- Common Buckeye - 1
- Variegated Fritillary - 1
- Hackberry Emperor <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/383085608>
- 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper - *47* - even more than earlier this week!
- Horace's Duskywing - 7
- Fiery Skipper - 12

Good butterflying (and hoping for more rain),

Ryan Chaffee
Cary, NC

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Hi butterfliers!</div><div><br></div><div>I&#39;ve be=
en picking up butterflies in Wake, Brunswick, and Orange Counties the past =
few days =E2=80=94 here is my full list!</div><div><br></div><div><u>Wake C=
ounty, 7/17 - Brookhaven Nature Park, Rocky Branch Trail, and Bloomsbury Es=
tates in Raleigh</u>. Nectar: Bottlebrush Buckeye, Lantana</div><div><ul><l=
i>Cabbage White - 1</li><li>Eastern Tiger Swallowtail - 1</li><li>Red-spott=
ed Purple - 1</li><li>Silver-spotted Skipper - 2</li><li>Fiery Skipper - 11=
</li><li><a href=3D"https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/382348380" ori=
ginalSrc=3D"https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/382348380">Dun Skipper=
</a> - 1 - 1st grass skipper I&#39;ve seen in a few weeks besides Fiery &am=
p; Sachem</li></ul><div><u>Brunswick County, 7/18 - Green Swamp Preserve</u=
>. Nectar: Le Conte&#39;s Thistle, Grassleaf Barbara&#39;s-buttons</div><di=
v><ul><li>Palamedes Swallowtail - 17</li><li>Common Wood-Nymph - 25</li><li=
><a href=3D"https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/382843826" originalSrc=
=3D"https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/382843826"><b>Confused Cloudyw=
ing</b></a> - 1</li></ul><div><u>Orange County, 7/19 - NC Botanical Garden<=
/u>. Primary Nectar: Starry Rosinweed, Sticky Rosinweed, Hollow Joe-pye Wee=
d</div><div><ul><li>Eastern Tiger Swallowtail - 10</li><li><a href=3D"https=
://www.inaturalist.org/observations/383085670" originalSrc=3D"https://www.i=
naturalist.org/observations/383085670">Juniper Hairstreak</a> - 1</li><li>C=
ommon Buckeye - 1</li><li>Variegated Fritillary - 1</li><li><a href=3D"http=
s://www.inaturalist.org/observations/383085608" originalSrc=3D"https://www.=
inaturalist.org/observations/383085608">Hackberry Emperor</a> - 1</li><li>S=
ilver-spotted Skipper - <b>47</b> - even more than earlier this week!</li><=
li>Horace&#39;s Duskywing - 7</li><li>Fiery Skipper - 12</li></ul><div>Good=
butterflying (and hoping for more rain),</div><div><br></div><div>Ryan Cha=
ffee</div><div>Cary, NC</div></div></div></div></div>

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